Chapter 26: Serial Theft
Early the next morning, as soon as Chen Mingyu arrived at the unit, he received a notice that a burglary case had occurred in the family courtyard of the tax bureau in the early hours of this morning, and Chen Mingyu and others hurriedly dispatched the police to the scene.
The stolen was the home of a retired veteran cadre surnamed Xu from the tax bureau, whose wife had died, and his two children were working in other places, and he usually lived here alone.
According to the old cadre's account, at about two o'clock in the morning today, when he got up to go to the toilet, he heard some movement in the balcony window, but he didn't think much about it at the time, and thought it was a wild cat, so he didn't care, and went back to sleep after going to the toilet. At about six o'clock this morning, after he got up, he went straight down for a walk, until he finished walking, had breakfast, and returned home, only to find that his home had been stolen!
After preliminary estimates, the old cadre's lost things were 1,000 yuan in cash in the bedroom drawer, which was given to him by his son last month, and he had been placed in the drawer, and he had not touched it, in addition, he also lost a Shanghai brand watch, a gold necklace, a Sharp GF-777 portable tape recorder, a Chinese cigarette and two bottles of Moutai, and the total value of the lost property was about 5,000 yuan!
That's a lot of money in this day and age!
Among these lost belongings, the price of the Shanghai brand watch was the lowest, only a few dozen yuan, but this watch was a gift from his wife when he and his wife were married to the twentieth anniversary, and now that his wife has died, this watch has become a thought for his wife, so he asked the public security bureau to help him find this watch.
After a careful investigation by the technical staff at the old cadre's house surnamed Xu, it was found that the thief was very aware of anti-investigation, and there was no valuable fingerprint or footprint left at the scene, and the thief did not turn the old cadre's house surnamed Xu too messy, and it can even be said that there was no turning, or the thief turned over the drawers, cabinets and other things, and put these things in their original positions. Moreover, this thief was not too greedy and just took something valuable and easy to take. Just like this old cadre surnamed Xu, there is a solid wood Western clock in the living room, which is worth a lot of money at a glance, but it is also relatively heavy, at least forty or fifty catties, and it is not easy to move, so this thief did not start.
Of course, it seems that through this point, it can also be shown that the number of thieves is not large, and it is likely that the crime was committed by a single person!
Chen Mingyu came to the door and lit a cigarette, he knew that similar to this burglary modus operandi, Huayang County had happened for the third time in the past two months! Moreover, he participated in the investigation of the previous two cases, but until now, no particularly valuable clues have been found, which has simply become an unsolved case!
The first two thefts occurred in the family home of the Civil Affairs Bureau and the family home of the China Construction Bank respectively, and the crime was also committed in the early morning, and there were no valuable clues left at the scene. What's even more strange is that after these two burglary cases, there were people sleeping in the stolen households, especially the theft case in the CCB family home, where their family of three was sleeping at home, but they didn't hear any movement!
Moreover, in these three thefts, the thieves sneaked in through the balcony windows through ropes, and then escaped through the balcony windows, and traces of rope friction were found on the balconies of the three stolen households.
It can be seen that this thief is very skillful, and it is even possible that he is a person with formal training!
In addition, there is another characteristic, that is, the three families that were stolen are all government workers' families, and the thieves choose such families as the target of theft, it may be that he thinks that such a family is more oily, or it may be because this person has a certain hatred of officials!
After Chen Mingyu and others returned to the bureau, Director Xu Baomin immediately personally presided over the case analysis meeting.
After everyone sat down in the conference room, Xu Baomin looked around at everyone and said with a heavy face: "In the past two months, this is the third burglary case in the compound of government agencies and units in our county!" Moreover, the modus operandi of these three burglaries is very similar, and it is very likely that the same person committed the crime! These cases have caused a very bad social impact, and the people of the county, especially the employees of government agencies, are all panicked! The county leaders were very angry about this, and the county magistrate Zhou just called me and gave me a month, asking me to solve the case within a month! Otherwise, the leadership team of our bureau will be collectively subject to administrative sanctions! How serious the situation is, I believe I don't need to say more! Now, everyone's opinion! ”
As soon as Xu Baomin's words fell, Yu Zhaodong, deputy director of criminal investigation, said: "Let me say a few words, these three burglary cases have similar modus operandi, and they can be handled together." Let's concentrate on finding out the similarities between these three cases and use them as a breakthrough. ”
Chen Mingyu has no good impression of this Yu Zhaodong, first of all, he thinks that Yu Zhaodong's level is too low, and his investigation ability is far inferior to that of Lu Zhengwei, the captain of the criminal investigation brigade, before Yu Zhaodong was only the captain of the public security brigade, it can be said that he does not have much experience in criminal investigation, after the position of deputy director of criminal investigation was vacated last year, whether it is qualifications or ability, Lu Zhengwei should be promoted to deputy director of criminal investigation, but Yu Zhaodong forced Lu Zhengwei to squeeze aside through the relationship between the upper echelons and became the deputy director of criminal investigation himself. However, after Yu Zhaodong became the deputy director of criminal investigation, he almost never played any role in solving the case, and he still had to rely on Lu Zhengwei! However, Yu Zhaodong not only didn't feel shy, but he was also very jealous of Lu Zhengwei, and he wore small shoes for Lu Zhengwei behind his back several times, and his character was really low!
Secondly, Yu Zhaodong has a very close relationship with Xue Bin, the deputy captain of the criminal investigation team and the captain of the major crime team, and the two of them can even be said to be embarrassed, and even want to join forces to squeeze Lu Zhengwei away in order to make Xue Bin the captain, which is also one of the reasons why Yu Zhaodong often wears small shoes for Lu Zhengwei.
Fortunately, Director Xu Baomin is a person with clear thinking and sharp eyes, he knows very well who is really capable and capable of work, and who can only engage in conspiracies and tricks, occupy the pit and not, so he has always tried his best to protect Lu Zhengwei, so that Yu Zhaodong and Xue Bin's plan did not succeed.
Now listening to Yu Zhaodong's analysis, Chen Mingyu couldn't help but secretly bask himself, thinking to himself, aren't you talking nonsense, everyone knows that the modus operandi of these three cases is similar, and they can be handled together, so you can still talk about it?
However, Chen Mingyu also knew that with Yu Zhaodong's ability, he could say that this analysis was already his limit, and more breakthrough opinions were not something he could think of.
Xu Baomin nodded and said quietly: "What Yu Ju said makes sense, but have you found any similarities now?" ”
Yu Zhaodong said with a little embarrassment: "This hasn't ...... yet."
Xu Baomin knew that he couldn't count on Yu Zhaodong, so he didn't bother with him anymore, and was about to ask Lu Zhengwei's opinion, but Xue Bin took the lead and said: "Xu Ju, I have an idea. ”
Xu Baomin didn't have a good impression of Xue Bin, but he wouldn't show it on the surface, so he said, "You say." ”
Xue Bin said: "I carefully analyzed the three burglary cases, the burglars' homes were very tidy after the theft, and they were not messed up, but the thieves accurately stole valuable items, even cash. So I think it's possible that the criminal stepped on it in advance, and it is very likely that an acquaintance committed the crime! Therefore, we can now determine such an investigation direction and visit and investigate whether these three stolen households have any common acquaintances! I believe that a breakthrough will be opened from this point! ”
Xu Baomin nodded and said, "You can give it a try!" ”
Xue Bin immediately showed a very proud look, and looked at Lu Zhengwei who was sitting opposite him demonstratively, as well as Chen Mingyu and Tang Xinyue who were sitting behind Lu Zhengwei.
Chen Mingyu couldn't help but show a mocking smile when he saw Xue Bin's arrogant gaze.
Xue Bin saw the sarcastic smile on the corner of Chen Mingyu's mouth, and saw Tang Xinyue deliberately sitting close to Chen Mingyu, he couldn't help but be furious, and even shouted despite the presence of so many leaders in the bureau: "Chen Mingyu, what are you laughing at?" Do you think I'm not doing the right thing? ”
Chen Mingyu really felt that Xue Bin's idea was very brainless, but he didn't want to quarrel with Xue Bin in front of so many bureau leaders, so he said: "No, Team Xue, your idea is very good, I admire it." ”
Xue Bin thought that Chen Mingyu would not have any good ideas, so he deliberately wanted to behave in front of Tang Xinyue, so he had to say inch by inch: "Chen Mingyu, haven't you also followed up on this case for a long time?" You don't have any ideas, do you? ”
Chen Mingyu smiled and did not speak.
Seeing this, Xue Bin was even more furious and shouted, "What are you laughing at? You've been following this case for so long, and you don't even have the slightest idea, and you're embarrassed to laugh! ”
Then, like a mad dog, Xue Bin burned his anger on Lu Zhengwei again: "Team Lu, this is the soldier you brought out?" Hehe, I see, you really have to summarize it well in the future! ”
Chen Mingyu has always had great respect for Lu Zhengwei, and now he saw that Xue Bin dared to openly mock Lu Zhengwei, and thought of what Tang Xinyue said last night, Xue Bin asked someone to go on a blind date at her house, and he couldn't help but be angry!
At this time, Lu Zhengwei sneered and said, "Mingyu, since Team Xue asked you to say it, then you can say it." ”
Chen Mingyu was no longer modest and said, "Okay, then I'll say a few words of my opinion." First of all, I think these cases should have been done by one person, but not by acquaintances! ”
Xue Bin denied his thoughts when he saw Chen Mingyu coming up, and couldn't help but slap the table and said angrily: "Isn't it an acquaintance who committed the crime?" What proof do you have to say that! ”
Xu Baomin glanced at Xue Bin and said, "Mingyu, you go on." ”
Chen Mingyu glanced at Director Xu Baomin, and saw that Xu Baomin's eyes were full of encouragement, so he continued: "On the surface, Team Xue's suggestion seems to be reasonable, this thief's methods are clean and neat, and he can accurately steal valuable property every time, it seems that there is a possibility that an acquaintance may commit the crime." But if you think about it deeply, with the meticulous mind and strong anti-detection ability of this thief, how could he choose an acquaintance to commit the crime? Even if he chooses an acquaintance to commit the crime, then it is impossible for him to choose three acquaintances in a row to commit the crime! If that's the case, isn't that exposing yourself to the microscope? This is contrary to his extremely strong anti-reconnaissance ability. In addition, the thief did steal valuable items accurately every time and did not make a mess of the crime scene, but this does not mean that he stepped on it in advance. I have been to the scene of the three stolen houses, and found that their houses are very small, almost all of them are about fifty or sixty square meters, and there are only a few places where valuables can be placed in the house, and it is easy for this thief to find these things. Moreover, there is another peculiarity, that is, this thief does not steal many things at a time, which is likely that he randomly found something valuable and took it with him. So, I don't think it's going to be an acquaintance. ”
Tang Xinyue, who graduated from criminal psychology, also agreed: "From a psychological point of view, it is impossible for a thief to do such an inconsistent thing, unless he has a neuropathy. ”